Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Cozy / Incremental
Cozy + Incremental: 103 releases in the last 12 months
There is no price yet: it needs 30 or more indie paid launches in the last four complete quarters. 3 of 54 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 0.6 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 329% on the year before: 103 against 24.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 103 24 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 231 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 377 carrying both tags
Boards
as of 30 Sep 2026Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.
| Board | Value | Interval | Sample | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it. | 0.08%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.05% to 0.12% | 11 ranked of 232 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #2,044 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.66xhits against expected | 1.17x to 2.79x | 54 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #438 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 20 or more releases in each 12-month period. | |||
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 1,000 reviews in each window. | |||
Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.
Launch success
launches 6 to 30 months oldMatured indie paid launches that earned an estimated $100k or more, against the number expected for games at the same price tier and launch quarter.
- Launches
- 54
- Hit rate
- 5.6%1.9% to 11.0%
- Expected rate
- 1.1%
- Against expected
- 1.66x1.17x to 2.79x
Launch window: indie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old). Hit odds are shrunk toward the Steam-wide rate by 3 expected hits.
Revenue spread
54 launchesEstimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.
- Bottom tenth
- $157
- Median
- $1,878
- Top tenth
- $32,965
Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.
Supply
raw release countsGames released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.
- Change
- +329%
Parent tags
- CozyNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- IncrementalGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
Comparable games
8 indie titlesThe biggest indie games in this pair by estimated lifetime gross. Revenue is shown as a number at 50 or more reviews, as a range at 10 to 49, and not at all below 10.
- Leaf it Alone (opens the Steam store)2025 · 6,354 reviews, 95% positiveest. $758k
- Ropuka's Idle Island (opens the Steam store)2025 · 4,062 reviews, 95% positiveest. $311k
- Sludgineers (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,742 reviews, 87% positiveest. $247k
- How to Train Your Cock (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,928 reviews, 94% positiveest. $156k
- Suncraft (opens the Steam store)2026 · 560 reviews, 92% positiveest. $79k
- Smash Hit Museum (opens the Steam store)2025 · 517 reviews, 85% positiveest. $73k
- Black Friday Janitor: Clean the Whole Mall (opens the Steam store)2026 · 548 reviews, 97% positiveest. $66k
- The Greenening (opens the Steam store)2026 · 488 reviews, 96% positiveest. $49k
More with Cozy
pairs with Cozy- Life Sim + Cozy$34,02737 launches priced, 66 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Cozy$32,10838 launches priced, 93 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Cozy$24,01549 launches priced, 99 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Cozy$15,70676 launches priced, 253 releases in 12 months
- Building + Cozy$14,48232 launches priced, 66 releases in 12 months
- Management + Cozy$9,50833 launches priced, 77 releases in 12 months
More with Incremental
pairs with Incremental- Resource Management + Incremental$1,36246 launches priced, 236 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Incremental$1,23332 launches priced, 126 releases in 12 months
- Collectathon + Incremental$1,13151 launches priced, 139 releases in 12 months
- Nature + Incremental$99930 launches priced, 50 releases in 12 months
- Incremental + Creature Collector$91664 launches priced, 79 releases in 12 months
- Management + Incremental$81071 launches priced, 241 releases in 12 months
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